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taralaska's review against another edition
5.0
not every story in here is fantastic, but it's fun/brain-twisting to read a bunch of PKD stories in a row.
sftballgrl823's review against another edition
4.0
It has taken me years to get through this book, but it’s not the author’s fault. Sci-fi can be very hit or miss for me and this is a full collection of unique sci-fi stories.
I first read Minority Report in college and loved it. Then I read the majority of this collection over the last few years to pull stories out to teach sci-fi to students ages 10-19 (reflections, reading assignments, origins, etc).
The stories I marked best for these are the following:
Service Call, The Mold of Yancy, Recall Mechanism, War Game, The Days of Perky Pat
All in all, it’s a great collection of dystopian fantasy horror/sci-fi relying heavily on some scientific knowledge. It’s been awhile since I started this on and off again so I don’t have specific ratings for each story, I’m sorry
I first read Minority Report in college and loved it. Then I read the majority of this collection over the last few years to pull stories out to teach sci-fi to students ages 10-19 (reflections, reading assignments, origins, etc).
The stories I marked best for these are the following:
Service Call, The Mold of Yancy, Recall Mechanism, War Game, The Days of Perky Pat
All in all, it’s a great collection of dystopian fantasy horror/sci-fi relying heavily on some scientific knowledge. It’s been awhile since I started this on and off again so I don’t have specific ratings for each story, I’m sorry
hegoodrich's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
shad_reads's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely loved it. Will definitely be re-reading this again and again
venlavilhonen's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
mssunnyskies's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
5.0
jessicaaaaaaa's review against another edition
This book is so frustrating.
On the one hand, PKD is the king of science fiction. Each one of these stories presents a fully developed world based on a unique premise with a story that explores important, universal themes.
But his representation of women is so bad that it's hard to remember what year this was published and try to ignore it. Every woman that appears in this collection is either someone's wife, a secretary, or a romantic interest. The one female character that doesn't fit into one of those categories is "virtually psychotic."
I'd love to hear recommendations for PKD-style contemporary sci-fi if anyone has some.
On the one hand, PKD is the king of science fiction. Each one of these stories presents a fully developed world based on a unique premise with a story that explores important, universal themes.
But his representation of women is so bad that it's hard to remember what year this was published and try to ignore it. Every woman that appears in this collection is either someone's wife, a secretary, or a romantic interest. The one female character that doesn't fit into one of those categories is "virtually psychotic."
I'd love to hear recommendations for PKD-style contemporary sci-fi if anyone has some.
bruc79's review against another edition
5.0
Fiz um intervalo na leitura destas histórias e chego à conclusão que não passou tempo nenhum, visto que a genialidade dos pensamentos filosóficos expressos em histórias de sf que se interligam umas com as outras, fazendo ironia do seu próprio percurso como escritor, presente em algumas histórias é deveras brilhante.
E a história final do humano que combateu os blobels numa guerra e que por ironia do destino faz tudo para vir a ser igual ao que tanto despreza.
A descrição da condição humana é de uma forma genial descrita por este autor que tanto admiro.
E a história final do humano que combateu os blobels numa guerra e que por ironia do destino faz tudo para vir a ser igual ao que tanto despreza.
A descrição da condição humana é de uma forma genial descrita por este autor que tanto admiro.